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Nick167 · Nov 25, 2015

Is there any tricks to getting the gasket unstuck? I have all of the bolts and the pin out and I'm afraid to pry to hard on it and crack it so is there any tricks thanks?

JMOR · Nov 25, 2015

Teakettle · Nov 25, 2015

If you don't want to do the big heinous pry bar thing yet, get one of those narrow glazier's knives that have a metal handle end, and use a hammer to tap it into the seam all the way around.

TheOldHokie · Nov 25, 2015

(quoted from post at 20:16:20 11/25/15) If you don't want to do the big heinous pry bar thing yet, get one of those narrow glazier's knives that have a metal handle end, and use a hammer to tap it into the seam all the way around.

That is way more likely to crack the flange on a casting than the pry bar - it puts a point load on a thin section....

TOH

Teakettle · Nov 25, 2015

They're ground to a knife edge. If you do it right (just tap it into the gap, don't whale away at it with a five-pound sledge) it either separates the gasket from the casting or splits the gasket.

Jim WI · Nov 26, 2015

I didn't have a "big heinous pry bar", so I used a length of 2-inch pipe. This was after several other attempts with other methods had failed. Boy are those covers stuck down!

Nick167 · Nov 27, 2015

Thanks guys I'll try a pry bar

gears · Nov 30, 2015

a floor jack and a 2x4 cut to length -
1.put the jack below the lift arm (on the ground) cut the 2x4 to go from the jack lift pad up to the lift arm at the cover/pivot.

2. carefully jack it up until the wheel starts to lift (less than 1" off the ground). Let it stay like this overnight - it'll likely be free in the morning.

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